When you are planning your next vacation, is having internet a must have? More families are looking to get off the grid, finding remote vacation spots to force relaxation.For Sawyer Nataluk, 9, and his family, turning off the devices and connecting with nature is the key to some down time."There's like no noise, and it's relaxing out here," Sawyer said.Nataluk and his family spent the day at the Greater Lovell Land Trust's Whitney Pond property, a 64-acre spread in Stoneham.Bucket List: 50 things to do in MaineThe cabin is branded as an unplugged vacation: There's no electricity and no running water."There's no likelihood of cell phone coverage here," said the land trust's executive director, Tom Henderson. "There's no electricity, but there are plenty of accommodations."The cabin has propane to keep the refrigerator cool, and an outhouse for when nature calls."Family can really immerse themselves in nature here for several days, completely undistracted -- except for nature itself," Henderson said. "I consider this comfy and quaint."Turning off is proving harder than ever before. A 2015 Gallup poll found 52 percent of smartphone users checked their device a few times an hour or more. The younger you are, the more likely you are to keep checking.But Henderson, who opened the cabin to vacationers this season, said the demand for these unplugged vacations is growing."It's always been a small niche, but I think the niche has grown," he said.Mary Ellen Lessard, a travel consultant with AAA Northern New England in Portland, said about 20 percent of her clients call asking to get off the grid."Especially families. They want their kids off the computer," Lessard said. "Vacation, to me, is shutting it off and closing it off from the world."In one recent travel booking, Lessard said one mother was not sure her teenagers would take the no internet accommodations too well."She was almost nervous on how her teenagers were going to react without using their cell phones every day," Lessard said. "I haven't heard from them, so I don't know how their vacation went."Some Americans are not even taking vacations.A 2016 report from Project: Time Off found more Americans are not using their vacation time than ever before.At $70 a night for a family of four, the Whitney Pond property may just force you to turn off."We want people to develop an appreciation for the natural world, so they have a reason to want to watch over it and be good stewards of it," Henderson said.For more information on the cabin, visit unpluggedmainevacation.com.There are dozens of other unplugged spots across Maine, including many campgrounds.According to the Maine Hospitality & Tourism Alliance, there are more than 21,000 campsites in Maine. The average cost is $32 per night, and more than 60 percent of sites are rented to Mainers.The irony, of course, is it is easiest to find the most remote spots -- online.Get the WMTW App9234718

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When you are planning your next vacation, is having internet a must have? More families are looking to get off the grid, finding remote vacation spots to force relaxation.

For Sawyer Nataluk, 9, and his family, turning off the devices and connecting with nature is the key to some down time.

Turning off is proving harder than ever before. A 2015 Gallup poll found 52 percent of smartphone users checked their device a few times an hour or more. The younger you are, the more likely you are to keep checking.

But Henderson, who opened the cabin to vacationers this season, said the demand for these unplugged vacations is growing.

"It's always been a small niche, but I think the niche has grown," he said.

Mary Ellen Lessard, a travel consultant with AAA Northern New England in Portland, said about 20 percent of her clients call asking to get off the grid.

"Especially families. They want their kids off the computer," Lessard said. "Vacation, to me, is shutting it off and closing it off from the world."

In one recent travel booking, Lessard said one mother was not sure her teenagers would take the no internet accommodations too well.

"She was almost nervous on how her teenagers were going to react without using their cell phones every day," Lessard said. "I haven't heard from them, so I don't know how their vacation went."

Some Americans are not even taking vacations.

A 2016 report from Project: Time Off found more Americans are not using their vacation time than ever before.

At $70 a night for a family of four, the Whitney Pond property may just force you to turn off.

"We want people to develop an appreciation for the natural world, so they have a reason to want to watch over it and be good stewards of it," Henderson said.